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Patented Sept. 8, 1885.

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PITT WV. STRONG, OF BROOKVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA.

MAGAZINE FIRE-ARM.

ECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 325,774, dated September 8, 1885.

Application filed July 11, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PITT W. STRONG, a citizen of Canada, residing at Brockville, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fire- Arms, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. I

This invention relates to magazine, halfmagazine, andother guns, my object being to gun of that class and of a large caliber with an additional or supplemental barrel of smaller caliber, said smaller barrel being so arranged that it will not interfere in any way with the magazine or its operating mechanism, nor add material weight thereto; and'the invention consists in certain features of construction, hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in'the claims.

his well known among sportsmen that very often while in pursuit of large game, where a large-size bullet is required, small game will be started, which if shot with the large bullet will be very much torn and mangled, which in -many instances is undesirable. Now, to provide some means wherebylarge and small game may be shot with proportionately large and small bullets with the same gun is the efore one of the objects of my invention.

' Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, parts being broken off, of a magazine-gun of the lVinchester pattern embodying my improvement. Fig. 2 isa similar view showing my supplemental barrel. Fig. 3 is a bottom view, the breech-block of the smaller barrel shown in open position. Fig. 4 is a detail of one portion of the firing-pin. Fig.5 is asection of the lock-plate.

Like letters indicate like parts in all the figures. U 4

Although my invention is herein illustrated in connection with a gun of the Winchester pattern, I would have it understood that it is applicable to guns of various patterns, slight changes of details only being required.

A represents the'barrel of a rifle of the class describedsay, for example, of a forty-five caliber. v The magazine is, as usual, inclosed in the forearm O, and extends about midway the length of the barrel, it being what is commonly called the half-magazine.

In front of the end of the forearm, and

to the end of the barrel A, is a supplemental barrel, 0, which is of much smaller caliber or bore-for example, twenty twoall as directly below and running parallel with and Q clearly shown in Fig. 3. The barrel 0 is held in place by means of a clip, 0 extending from the barrel A, or it may be secured to the bar;- rel A by any well-known means. The barrel 0 is provided with a breechblock, D, between its breech and the forward end of the forearm, and is hinged to the bar; rel and forearm by means of a pintle, D, said pintle being provided with a coiled spring, D so that when-the breech-block is swung open it may be pushed down, which in-turn V draws down the shell-ejector B, it being made to move up or downwith the pintle;

Between the magazine and barrel A of the gun, and within the forearm thereof, there extends an aperture, through which the firing.- pin F passes. This pin F may be formed of as many separate pieces or sections as are necessary. In this instance I have formed itin' three sectionsto wit, F F F each of which registers with each other when in position for firing. The section F extends through the breech-block D, the section F through the forearm, and the section F up through the lock, or rather within a groove, G, in the plate G. The plate G is pivoted, as side of the lock-plate of the gun, and is provided with a thumblug, G

The breech-block D being opened, the car,-

tridge inserted, and the block being closed, the

at G to the piece'is brought to a half-cock By pushing up the plate G by means of the lug G the'e'nd F of the section F is brought directly under the hammer. The small barrel may be then fired, or, if desired to be left loaded, theplate G is thrown down, which removes the 'endF from under the hammer, and the large barrel may be fired. The rear end, F, of the section F of the firingpin is bent or deflected so that it will project into the path of the hammer when it is designed to use the said firing-pin, this being necessary, as the latter is arranged in the plate at the side of the gun, while the hammer is arranged at the central portion thereof. Said section F of the firing-pin projects to the rear beyond the firing-pin of the main barrel, and intoa recess, F, (see dotted lines, Fig. 1,) which is formed in the hammer to receive it when not in use. Now it willbe seen that when the rear end of the plate G is swung up, as hereinbefore described, by means of the thumb-lug G, the section F of the firing-pin, which rests within and is carried by the groove G in said plate, will be elevated so that the face of the hammer will come in contact with the end thereof, and thus the lower barrel may be discharged.

The means and manner of extracting the cartridge consists of an extractor, E, which projects from the forward pintle of the breechblock D into the bore of the barrel, so that the front end of the extractor rests in front of and beneath the flange of the cartridge. The extractor E is mounted upon the pintle, so that the latter can revolve without oscillating the extractor, the said pintle being enlarged in front of the extractor to form a shoulder and to insure a rearward movement of the extractor With the breech-block, so that when the breech-block is opened and moved to the rear the extractor operates to withdraw the shell from the bore of the gun, when it may fall out or be easily removed by the hand, if necessary. In gunsof some patterns it may be desirable, and it is perfectly practicable, to provide an independent hammer for each barrel. I therefore do not limit my invention to the use of a firing-pin section adapted to be thrown into the path of a single hammer. After withdrawing the shell the breech-block is closed,and is held in that position by means of a spring-actuated bolt or pin, D in the forearm, adapted to enter a small seat or depression in the breech-block.

Any well-known means may be employed at the breech for ejecting the shell, and I would have it understood that I neither limit myself to the means for ejecting the same, nor to the form of breech-blockherein shown and de scribed. Furthermore, I would have it understood that I do not confine myself to the application of my device to rifles, but hold my invention to cover it applied to shotguns.

' Having described my invention and its operation, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of two barrels, the one having a smaller caliber than the other, and an independent breech-block arranged in front of the forearm of the gun, and an independent firing-pin adapted to be thrown into the path of the hammer, substantially as specified.

2. In a gun of the class described, the combination of alonger barrel of larger bore with a shorter barrel of smaller bore, provided with an independent breech-block arranged at the" front end of the forearm of the gun, substantially as specified.

3. In a gun of the class described, the combination of two barrels, the first or principal barrel having a bore or caliber larger than that of the second barrel, and having an independent breech-block and firing-pin, and the second barrel having an independent breechblock arranged at the front end of the fore arm of the gun, and a firing-pin formed in sections, one of which is arranged within the said breech-block, and another of which is adapted to be thrown into the path of the hammer, substantially as specified.

4. In a gun of the class described, the combination of two barrels, one longer and of larger caliber than the other, an independent breech-block for the smaller barrel, a sectional firing-pin, the rear section of which is mounted in a pivoted plate at the rear of the larger barrel, and a hammer provided with a recess for the reception of the projecting end of said section of the firing pin,. substantially as specified.

5. The combination of the barrels A and C, the former having a large caliber and the latter a small caliber, the pivoted breechblock D, adapted to expose when open the rear end of the smaller barrel, and connected with the extractor E, and capable of longitudinal movement in front of the forearm 0, whereby cartridges may be inserted and shells extract ed from the smaller barrel without operating the breech mechanism of the larger barrel, substantially as specified. v

6. The combination of the longer and larger calibered barrel A, having its independent breech-block and firing mechanism, with the shorter barrel 0, extending to the muzzle of the longer barrel, and having its breech-block D arranged in front of the forearm G, and the sectional firingpin F F F, the latter section being mounted in and carried by the breechblock D, the pivoted plate G, having the groove G, for carrying the section F of the firing-pin, and a recessed hammer, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereofl affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PITT W. STRONG.

NVitnesses:

WM. S. DUVALL, E. B. STOCKING. 

